Prejudices, fifth series / by H. L. Mencken.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956, author.

Contributor:

Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., publisher.

Plimpton Press, printer, binder.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American essays--20th century.

American essays.

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 (bookplate) (Libra Rare copy).

Enoch Pratt Free Library (bookplate) (Libra Rare copy).

Local Subjects:

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 (bookplate) (Libra Rare copy).

Enoch Pratt Free Library (bookplate) (Libra Rare copy).

Genre:

Essays.

Penn Provenance:

Farrell, James T. (James Thomas), 1904-1979 (Libra Rare copy) (donor)

Physical Description:

[2], 307, [3] pages ; 20 cm

Manufacture:

Norwood, Mass. : Printed and bound by the Plimpton Press.

Other Title:

Prejudices. Fifth series

Place of Publication:

New York : Published at the Borzoi by Alfred A. Knopf, [1926]

Contents:

Four moral causes

Four makers of tales

In memoriam: W. J. B.

The hills of Zion

Beethoven

Rondo on an ancient theme

Protestantism in the republic

From the files of a book reviewer

The fringes of lovely letters

Essay in pedagogy

On living in Baltimore

The last New Englander

The nation

Officers and gentlemen

Golden age

Edgar Saltus

Miscellaneous notes

Catechism.

Notes:

With half-title.

Title page printed in red and black.

"Copyright, 1926, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc."

"This book is composed on the Linotype in Bodoni, so-called after its designer, Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) a celebrated Italian scholar and printer."

"Esparto paper manufactured in Scotland and furnished by W. F. Etherington & Co., New York."

Includes index.

Dark blue cloth binding with Mencken arms blindstamped on front cover. Spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Red and yellow endpapers.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has bookmark issued by Alfred A. Knopf laid in.

Kislak Libra Rare copy is second printing, December 1926.

OCLC:

1835261